Eugenia pachakumachiana Arum. & Murugan, a species from Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India, and new to science is described illustrated. The compared with its closely allied rottleriana Wight Arn. incorporated into key Indian species.

Eriocaulon meenachilense, a new species of the family Eriocaulaceae from southern Western Ghats, India, is described and illustrated. The similar to idukkianum E. tuberiferum but differs in its short, linear-subulate, stiff leaves, solitary 6-angled peduncle, inflexed involucral bracts, eglandular petals, yellow anthers seeds.

Panus natarajanus sp. nov. from the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India, is described, illustrated and discussed along with P. velutinus, P. tephroleucus, P. ciliatus, P. hookerianus, Lentinus fasciatus, L. concentricus, and L. megacystidiatus. Lentinus alpacus is re-allocated to Panus as P. alpacus comb. nov., and contrasted with P. parvus. A short description with illustrations is provided of L...

Blyth’s Swift, endemic to the Indian subcontinent, is one of four taxa Pacific Swift Apus pacificus complex. It known breed in high altitudes (>2,000 m) and disperse widely winters, as far southern extremity Nilgiri Region Western Ghats India. However, true extent its non-breeding range remains uncertain. The present study reports extended breeding species also an attempt confirm using Speci...